fluoro

See also: fluoro-

English

Etymology

From fluor(escent) + -o.

Noun

fluoro (plural fluoros)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A fluorescent light.
    • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 27:
      She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros.
    • 2009 January 25, Dr Cindy Pan, “Living with epilepsy”, in Herald Sun:
      About one in 20 epilepsy sufferers are sensitive to flashing lights, which can include strobe lighting or flickering fluoros [] .

Adjective

fluoro (comparative more fluoro, superlative most fluoro)

  1. (chiefly Australia) Fluorescent.
    • 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 150:
      And yes, as he peers beyond a boulder, down in the hollow he can make out two figures in khaki moving around a fluoro orange tent.

See also

Catalan

Verb

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Esperanto

Chemical element
F
Previous: oksigeno (O)
Next: neono (Ne)

Etymology

Derived from Latin fluor (flow). Doublet of flui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fluˈoro]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Hyphenation: flu‧o‧ro

Noun

fluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.

Noun

fluoro (uncountable)

  1. fluorine

Italian

Chemical element
F
Previous: ossigeno (O)
Next: neon (Ne)

Etymology

From Latin fluor (flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fluˈɔ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔro
  • Hyphenation: flu‧ò‧ro

Noun

fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

fluōrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of fluōrum

Portuguese

Verb

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Spanish

Verb

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Venetian

Noun

fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. fluorine
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